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St. Polycarp is set on a stake but the flames do not burn him
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St. Polycarp is set on a stake but the flames do not burn him

Jan Luyken · 1701 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The Holy Polycarp of Smyrna sits on a pyre. Around him flames that yield to him.

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Credit lineH. Polycarpus wordt op een brandstapel gezet maar de vlammen verbranden hem niet. 1701. Jan Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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